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‘Water yes, mining no!’: the 87-year-old farmer who became a nature hero in Colombia

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Porfirio Garcés is one of the ‘Jerico 11’, who face kidnapping charges after opposing a copper mine. Now, with a far-right president prioritising extraction, their fight has become more urgent

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New Rutgers figures show record numbers of women nominated for governor and state legislatures ahead of the November 3 US elections, while Senate and House nominee...

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Australia has begun funding new childcare centres, but the government has yet to settle what universal care would cost families or how it would be delivered.

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